Features

January 8, 2020

The F40/M50 stool is brazed and painted in the Mariposa workshop using bicycle lugs, tubing and paint. The crown/baseplates at the top of the stool were made in Toronto in...

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Velo de Ville. 1946, France.

January 7, 2020

A typical French city bicycle of the period with 650B wheels, demi ballon tires, Alex C Singer brakes, Simplex "Tour de France" three speed derailleur, alloy fenders and chainguard, Radios...

Christmas Cyclocross Series. Belgium.

January 6, 2020

Over the Christmas holidays, the Canadian National Cyclocross Team had a squad racing the Christmas Cyclocross series of races in Belgium. Cameron Jette was there with the team, racing on...

Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1960s Cinelli Pista Track Bicycle

December 25, 2019

Specifications: Serial number: 3312 Size: Seat Tube: 55 cm Centre to Centre, 56.4 cm Centre to Top. Top Tube: 56 cm Centre to Centre. Finish: Black with Chrome head...

Vintage Bicycle Feature: 1938 Bates 'Volante' Track Bicycle

December 21, 2019

Bates is one of the most highly regarded of the English lightweight frame builders. The company became famous for its racing successes of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s but it...

Mariposa Feature: A 650B All-Road Bike

December 15, 2019

This bicycle was built with a Shimano Di2 GRX groupset and the frame was built to accept both 650B and 700C rims and tires, giving the rider a wide range...

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Gardin. Canada, 1983.

December 11, 2019

Joe Gardin came to Canada from Italy as a young boy. He settled in Toronto and later established successful business manufacturing material handing equipment. But Joe’s passion was cycling and...

The Off Season

December 2, 2019

By Michael Barry for Soigneur Journal Floating in the belly of the peloton, my thoughts drifted to the off season, as they often did during late autumn races. A team...

Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1968 Cinelli S.C.

November 27, 2019

Cinelli Bicycles was founded in 1948 by Cino Cinelli, (born in Montespertoli, Italy, 9 February 1916, died 20 April 2001), a former professional road racer and president of the Italian...

Vintage Bicycle Feature: CCM Flyers

November 22, 2019

An excerpt from A Life With Bicycles by Mike Barry. Photography by Walter Lai The Canadian Cycle and Motor Company was formed in 1898 through the amalgamation of several smaller...

Pan American Cyclocross Championships

November 12, 2019

Photography by Jody Wilson and Ivan Rupes Team Mariposa wrapped up the 2019 Cyclocross season at the Pan American Championships November 9-10, 2019. The club team fielded riders in the...

George Harvey Collegiate Mechanics' Classroom

November 8, 2019

George Harvey Collegiate high school has a new classroom devoted to bikes, bike repair and bike maintenance. We recently worked with Colin O’Connor, a TDSB teacher who is leading this...